Jewish groups take progressive women leaders on Israel tour

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jewish groups took officials of U.S. progressive women’s groups on an Israel tour where they met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

The eight-day tour, which ended last week, was organized by the Israel Action Network — a joint program of the Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs — and the National Council of Jewish Women.

The group met with female members of the Knesset and with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and toured areas bordering Israel and the West Bank, as well as the Golan Heights, where they were briefed on how the Syrian conflict might affect Israel.